- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 taken at deep midwicket this time! That's the long boundary. Goes for the slog sweep, gets it pretty well but Gardner settles under the catch near the rope 33/16 top edge, simple catch for Healy! Jonassen changes the game with two wickets in the over. This was a shorter delivery, went for the pull but it came off the toe end and went straight up 35/215 taken at long-on! Aiming to go down the ground, perhaps drags it a little, and it's a long boundary. Perry settles underneath it 93/316.4 skews to backward point...neatly taken by Haynes. Kerr comes down the pitch, this turns a touch and takes a thick outside edge. Haynes had to back-track and took it above her head 97/515.4 that looks good, and given! Slides on from round the wicket, takes the front pad below the knee roll 95/419.1 follows her with a full delivery, fired into the pads and deflects into the stumps 122/6Extras9 (b 4, lb 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL130/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.5)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Sophie Devine, 5.3 ov), 2-35 (Hayley Jensen, 5.6 ov), 3-93 (Amy Satterthwaite, 14.6 ov), 4-95 (Katey Martin, 15.4 ov), 5-97 (Amelia Kerr, 16.4 ov), 6-122 (Maddy Green, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Vlaeminck 4 1 26 0 6.50 1 1 M Schutt 4 0 26 1 6.50 0 0 JL Jonassen 4 0 26 3 6.50 0 0 A Gardner 1 0 8 0 8.00 0 0 NJ Carey 3 0 20 1 6.66 0 0 G Wareham 4 0 18 1 4.50 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1 taken at cover, super catch! Healy comes down the pitch, makes it into a very full delivery and drives to cover where Satterthwaite dives forward to take an excellent grab. Big moment 3/11.1 edged, taken at slip! What a start for New Zealand. Short of a length, angling across Mooney, playing a forcing shot off the back foot takes the top edge and Mackay in the action again 3/211.4 gone this time! What a moment. Lanning aiming to go straight down the ground again. Doesn't get enough of it and this is a much simpler chance for Green at long on 62/43.4 dragged straight to mid-on! A shorter delivery, Haynes aims to go through the leg side but it comes from low down on the bat 14/3Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL133/4 (18 Overs, RR: 7.38)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Alyssa Healy, 0.6 ov), 2-3 (Beth Mooney, 1.1 ov), 3-14 (Rachael Haynes, 3.4 ov), 4-62 (Meg Lanning, 11.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB FL Mackay 4 0 29 1 7.25 1 0 JM Kerr 4 0 17 2 4.25 1 0 RA Mair 3 0 18 0 6.00 1 0 AC Kerr 3 0 34 1 11.33 0 0 SFM Devine 3 0 22 0 7.33 0 0 HNK Jensen 1 0 12 0 12.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia Women led the 3-match series 1-0
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28 March 2021 - night match (20-over match)
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Match Coverage
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